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Question		Answer
female peer start learning		peeress
niezrównany, nie mający sobie równych start learning		peerless a peerless performance
1. poprzednik - pracownik 2. poprzednik - urządzenie, rzecz start learning		predecessor The new president reversed many of the policies of his predecessor. His immediate predecessor in the post.
1. samowolny, losowy 2. arbitralny start learning		arbitrary The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary. He makes unpredictable, arbitrary decisions. The arbitrary powers of officials.
arbitrować start learning		arbitrate
łaknienie, pragnienie start learning		craving A craving for chocolate. A desperate craving to be loved.
1. łaknąć, pragnąć 2. to ask for sth seriously np. przeprosiny (stare) start learning		crave She has always craved excitement. They craved to return to their homeland. I must crave your pardon.
tchórzliwy start learning		craven
chciwy, zachłanny start learning		greedy
chciwość, zachłanność start learning		greed
1. skłaniać się ku 2. pochylać, nachylać się np. głowę 3. to lean or slope start learning		incline I incline to the view that we should take no action at this stage. Lack of money inclines many young people towards crime. He inclined his head in acknowledgement. The land inclined gently towards the shore.
slope start learning		incline a steep/slight incline
1. skłonny, usposobiony 2. likely to do sth 3. expressing mildly opinion 4. having a natural ability for sth 5. pochyły start learning		inclined She was inclined to trust him. He writes only when he feels inclined to. He's inclined to be lazy. I'm inclined to agree with you. Musically/academically inclined children.
upodobanie, gust start learning		liking He had a liking for fast cars. She had taken a liking to him on their first meeting.
mizerny start learning		mediocre
1. mierność, przeciętność 2. miernoty start learning		mediocrity His acting career started brilliantly, then sank into mediocrity. A brilliant leader, surrounded by mediocrities.
nudny, przyziemny start learning		mundane A mundane task/job. I lead a pretty mundane existence.
to try very hard to achieve sth start learning		strive We encourage all members to strive for the highest standards. hey were always striving towards perfection.
usiłowanie/staranie się osiągnięcia czegoś start learning		striving Our striving for perfection.
1. excursion 2. występ w wydarzeniu sportowym, turnieju start learning		outing We went on an outing to London. Every year she organized an outing to the countryside.
1. ulga, odpoczynek od czegoś nieprzyjemnego 2. odroczenie np. długu start learning		respite The drug brought a brief respite from the pain. She continued to work without respite. His creditors agreed to give him a temporary respite.
1. siedzący tryb życia 2. osiadły o gatunku 3. po prostu siedzący start learning		sedentary A sedentary job/occupation/lifestyle. He became increasingly sedentary in later life. Rhinos are largely sedentary animals.
monotonny, nudny start learning		tedious The journey soon became tedious. We had to listen to the tedious details of his operation.
monotonia, nuda start learning		tediousness
trywialny start learning		trivial
1. trywialność, płytkość 2. banał, frazes start learning		triviality I don't want to waste time on trivialities. His speech was one of great triviality.
trywializacja start learning		trivialisation The trivialization of serious issues.
trywializować start learning		trivialise It is important not to trivialize children’s worries. The magazine has been accused of trivializing serious issues.
1. przypisywać autorstwo 2. przypisywać cechę, przyczynę itd. start learning		ascribe This play is usually ascribed to Shakespeare. He ascribed his failure to bad luck. We ascribe great importance to these policies.
1. przypisanie autorstwa 2. przypisanie przyczyny do skutku 3. przypisanie jakości start learning		ascription His ascription of the painting to Sully. The ascription of disease to poor people and foreigners. The ascription of meaning to objects and events.
1. uprawiać hazard 2. ryzykować w celu osiągnięcia sukcesu start learning		gamble He's gambling his reputation on this deal. It was wrong to gamble with our children's future.
an action that you take when you know there is a risk but when you hope that the result will be a success start learning		gamble She knew she was taking a gamble but decided it was worth it. It was the biggest gamble of his political career.
1. hazardzista 2. ryzykant start learning		gambler
hazard start learning		gambling

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